ST-412 Management Tools in Public Administration

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Master's Programme in Political Science and Management

Course contents

• Management challenges and possibilities in public sector

• How do tools of government travel across borders?

• Strategy in public sector

• The tool kit

• Does new information and communication technology only provide us with new management possibilities or can we also see some pitfalls?

• Way do so many new management tools fail when it comes to implementation?

Learning outcomes

Upon succesful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Give an account of the development from Public Administration - New Public Managment - New Governance with regard to perceptions of what constitutes good governance

• Be able to make a conceptual clarification of the concept of governance

• To illuminate and understand the management capabilities inherent in our political system

• Be able to describe and understand the strengths and weaknesses of management known as benchmarking, strategy, quality management, partnership and contract management

• Make a strategic analysis based on a given case

• Give an account of the evaluation criteria used to assess different types of management

• Have knowledge of the implementation-challenges associated with realising management-tools in the public sector.

Examination requirements

Approved mandatory assignments.

Teaching methods

Combination of lectures, seminars, group work and presentation of group work.

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.

Assessment methods and criteria

A 5-hour individual written examination with graded assessment.